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Friday highlights: Weddings and winners

November 20th, 2009, 9:38 am by The Watcher

The winnerSome recommended viewing from tonight’s prime-time schedule:

They do: TLC trots out another new reality series in its quest to find the next “What Not to Wear.” This time we get “Happily Ever Faster,” which details the comings and goings at a Las Vegas wedding chapel. Sounds like it could be fun. Once, anyway. It begins at 10.

If you missed it: What a nice moment to see Irina Shabayeva burst into tears upon winning “Project Runway” Thursday night. We picked Mean-a Irina to win it all, and felt better about it after seeing her not be nasty for a few seconds. If you missed the finale, it repeats tonight at 10 on Lifetime.

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‘Real Housewives’ Watchalong: Dull on the rocks

November 20th, 2009, 2:08 am by The Watcher

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Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. Or maybe it just seems that way. Once again The Watcher will bull his way through an entire episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” so you don’t have to.

Previews indicate this will be one of most boring outings on record. The Watcher is tempted to eschew his usual hard liquor accompaniment in favor of caffeine. Or DDT.

But that’s the coward’s way out. We must gather our courage and soldier ahead.

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Last week on “RHOC”: Fighting and whining prevailed. Tonight, no doubt, will be considerably different.

We notice that Alexis does not yet merit a spot in the “RHOC” credits sequence. Of course, she hasn’t been drunk or fought with another Housewife yet, so she hasn’t earned one.

The episode opens in the familiar Orange County community of Scottsdale, Ariz. We watch an SUV pull into the – get this – Hotel Valley Ho, a place the producers could not possibly have picked accidentally.

Gretchen and Slade emerge from the car, Slade now sporting the subtitle “Gretchen’s boyfriend,” and check into the Valley Ho. I may never tire of typing “Valley Ho.”

And why are we in Scottsdale, you ask? Gretchen is here to see her girlfriend Kelly. Oh, Kelly. I completely forgot she lived there. It all makes perfect sense now.

If you have a paper bag or wastebasket nearby, please grab it, because we are about to launch a vomit-inducing sequence detailing how much Gretchen and Slade are in love and how genuine their relationship is and not completely faked for TV or for the now-broke Slade to grab hold of some of Gretchen’s inheritance from her dead fiancé, Jeff.

Gretchen anticipates our skepticism: “If I had to fall in love with anybody, why did it have to be Slade Smiley, right?” Right.

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‘Survivor: Samoa’: More fun at Tribal Council

November 20th, 2009, 1:22 am by The Watcher

Laura hits the roadRocket scientist John calculated the correct answer when he complained about his alliance mates’ lack of “analytical ability” during Thursday’s episode of “Survivor: Samoa.”

In other words, they aren’t too bright.

And so the ex-Galu alliance lost another member to crafty Russell and his former-Foa Foa pals. At a dramatic Tribal Council, the first vote ended in a 5-5 tie between Laura and Natalie. In the re-vote, John switched his ballot to Laura, and finished off his Galu alliance in the process.

John calculated that it would be better to end up in sixth place rather than take a 50-50 shot at regaining control of the game at a 1-in-8 risk of ending in 10th place.

Too much math? It was for the rocket scientist.

Of course, John is still in the game, and anything can happen - like Russell and pals coasting to the finish, with a Hidden Immunity Idol in hand and a huge advantage in strategic thinking.

The core Galuvians remaining - Dave, Monica and Brett - need a miracle to survive the next three TCs. Then John will.

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Thursday highlights: The important stuff

November 19th, 2009, 11:45 am by The Watcher

Jurors 1 and 2Some interesting offering from tonight’s prime-time schedule:

One winner: “Project Runway” concludes its sixth season tonight. The three finalists - Irina, Althea and Carol Hannah - show their lines at New York Fashion Week (filmed in February) and the judges select a winner. The Watcher’s money is on Irina. 10 p.m. on Lifetime. And don’t forget to vote in our poll!

One loser: The Hidden Immunity Idol is back up for grabs on “Survivor: Samoa.” Want to bet Russell finds it? Someone who doesn’t find it will be voted out of the merged tribe tonight and take the third seat in the jury box. 8 p.m. on CBS.

Six, um … Our local favorites, “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” are back for another hour of drinking, fighting and other assorted intellectual endeavors. 10 p.m. on Bravo. The Register’s Richard Chang previews the action.

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A sexy lingerie show in episode 3 of ‘Real Housewives of O.C.’

November 19th, 2009, 3:00 am by RICHARD CHANG, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The season 5 cast of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Register.

Greetings, folks! Welcome back to another thrilling preview of “The Real Housewives of Orange County”!

Every Thursday, before the show airs, we’ll give you a sneak peek at what transpires on that night’s episode of the intellect-challenging Bravo reality TV series, now in its fifth season. blog_slideshow_templatehousewivesTonight’s episode, the third of the season, is scheduled to air at 10 p.m., though it will be available earlier if you have satellite TV or Bravo’s HD channel. Check your local listings.

Tonight’s episode begins with Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley visiting Scottsdale, Ariz., to see Gretchen’s friend Kelly. They’re staying at the Valley Ho Hotel. Please don’t read any symbolism into the name of that distinguished institution.

Gretchen likes getting out of town to escape the drama for a while. She adds, “Slade has been one of the best things to come into my life after losing Jeff.”

The couple go to the hotel pool to relax. Slade says to Gretchen, “I love you ’cause you love me that I’m poor.” Nice grammar, Slade.

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Find out who left ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

November 18th, 2009, 6:56 pm by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

nathan1118slideshowSo they thought they could dance, but as it goes on that other reality TV show, one day you’re in, the next you’re out.

On Wednesday, 14 dancers stood before the judges on “So You Think You Can Dance,” hoping that their fans had called enough times the night before to save them from the bottom three, and the inevitable expulsion of a male and a female dancer from their ranks.

O.C. favorite Nathan Trasoras, who graduated from the Orange County High School of the Arts this year, and his partner Mollee Gray were frontrunners the first two weeks of the semi-finals, before failing to impress the judges much at all last week.

Did Nathan survive? Who went home? Well, read on to find out the results, we’ll not spoil it just yet. And click through the slide show to see each of the couples in action this week.

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Poll: Who wins ‘Project Runway’?

November 18th, 2009, 8:55 am by The Watcher

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The most important event of the TV week happens Thursday, when we - or Heidi Klum, actually - crown the winner of season six of “Project Runway.”

The Watcher hasn’t been too happy with the season in general - the first since the show migrated to Lifetime from Bravo - but weak “Project Runway” is still better than most television.

And the season should end with a worthy winner - as long as it’s not Carol Hannah Whitfield.

The other finalists - Irina Shabeyeva and Althea Harper - were the strongest competitors all season. Carol Hannah was steady - her record was as good as Althea’s - but her work was uninspiring. Her two challenge wins came less because she excelled than because the others failed.

But perhaps you disagree. Either way, it’s time to express your opinion. Who is your choice for champion?

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Wednesday highlights: Tired chefs, bad songs

November 18th, 2009, 8:29 am by The Watcher

Jennifer - Dead chef walking?Interesting bits from tonight’s prime-time schedule:

Cooking without gas: The once-obvious final four of “Top Chef” appears obvious no more. The Voltaggio Brothers and Kevin Gillespie still look like locks, but former Iron Chef Jennifer Carroll seems to have rusted out. Does she go home tonight, or will she limp along for one more week? We find out at 10 on Bravo. (A special note to fans of “Top Chef” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”: The restaurant featured in last Sunday’s episode of “Curb,” L.A. Farm in Santa Monica, is run by former “Top Chef” contestant Stefan Richter.

Wish I hadn’t looked: One of the high points of the Watcher’s week is peeking at the list of songs we’ll be hearing on the upcoming episode of “Glee.” Imagine my glee at seeing that two of tonight’s numbers rank among history’s worst: “(You’re) Having My Baby” and “Endless Love.” I don’t care to hear either, even if sung by Lea Michelle. We’ll hope the rest of the episode is better. 9 on Fox.

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Find out who got booted on ‘Dancing With The Stars’

November 17th, 2009, 7:00 pm by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

kelly_9slideshow_templateNow we are down to the end: just three celebrities still in the hunt for the mirror ball trophy that goes to the winner of “Dancing With The Stars,” after a fourth star got kicked to the curb on the results show on Tuesday.

As for who left, well, we know, but if you want to find out you’ll have to keep reading, because it really wouldn’t be fair to spoil it for anyone who’s still waiting to watch the episode, now would it?

So to find out whether the singer, the swimsuit model, the grown-up teen icon or the rocker’s daughter left the show tonight, carry on…

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Who leaves ‘Dancing With The Stars’ tonight?

November 17th, 2009, 1:50 pm by PETER LARSEN, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The semi-finals of “Dancing With The Stars” on Monday answered a few questions for all of us.

The judges really want to see Mya in the finals. They only want Donny Osmond there if he can deliver enough viewers (and voters) to make it worth their while. And Kelly Osbourne and Joanna Krupa can fight it out in the alley behind the dance studio.

At least that’s what we took away from the scores handed out on Monday. But what did you, the voting viewer, think? For after Mya, it’s really a game of musical chairs for the last two spots in the finals.

Call us crazy, but we’ve got our hunchome, you may indeed call us crazy.)  hes. (And after you see who we picked to go Click through the slide show and see whether or not you agree on who think is safe, and who we think will head home tonight.

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